Sunday newspapers (includes West Ham)

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"BBC Wolverhampton Wanderers want Arsenal's England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 27, on loan in January with an obligation to buy in the summer. (Star) Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper is under pressure, with owner Evangelos Marinakis growing increasingly frustrated at recent results. (Mail) Tottenham are interested in Benfica defender Morato but the Portuguese club are reluctant to sell the 22-year-old Brazilian in January. (Record via Sport Witness) Newcastle United's ability to spend in the January transfer window will be impacted by whether Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali's wages can be reduced while the 23-year-old serves his 10-month ban for breaching betting rules. (Telegraph - subscription required) Manchester United's French defender Raphael Varane, 30, has not indicated he wants to leave Old Trafford despite being dropped. (The Athletic - subscription required) Arsenal have no interest in Al-Hilal's Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves, with Aston Villa's 25-year-old Brazilian Douglas Luiz their primary midfield target in January. (Fabrizio Romano) Fulham are looking to sell 22-year-old striker Rodrigo Muniz with Atletico Mineiro keen to bring the Brazilian back to his homeland which could pave the way for RB Leipzig's Germany forward Timo Werner, 27, to join on loan. (Mirror) Tottenham are ready to terminate the remainder of Hugo Lloris' contract with the 36-year-old France goalkeeper out of favour under manager Ange Postecoglou. (Football Insider) Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Manchester City are monitoring River Plate's 17-year-old Argentina Under-17 forward Claudio Echeverri. (Sport - in Spanish) Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are interested in signing Italy youth forward Francesco Camarda, who made his AC Milan debut on Saturday at the age of 15. (90Min) Fenerbahce are interested in 27-year-old France forward Anthony Martial and will discuss a deal with Manchester United when the Red Devils travel to Istanbul to play Galatasaray in the Champions League. (Fotomac - in Turkish) Real Madrid have turned down the chance to sign 30-year-old Argentina striker Mauro Icardi from Galatasaray in January. (The Athletic on X) Bayern Munich and Tottenham have cooled their interest in Chelsea's 24-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah, who is free to leave Stamford Bridge in January. (Mirror) Manchester United, Newcastle and Chelsea are ready to make a move for Derby's16-year-old Wales youth forward Cruz Allen. (Sun) Arsenal are reluctant to spend a significant amount on a new striker in January with the Gunners cooling their interest in 27-year-old Brentford forward Ivan Toney. (Telegraph - subscription required) Wolves have put a price tag of £60m on Portuguese winger Pedro Neto amid Arsenal'sgrowing interest in the 23-year-old. (Football London) Sky Paper Talk MAIL ON SUNDAY Steve Cooper needs a win as Nottingham Forest manager with the club's ambitious owner growing increasingly frustrated. Brighton's Lewis Dunk was shown a straight red - not a second yellow - against Nottingham Forest because his language to the referee was personally abusive. The Glazer family is spending £250,000 a week in legal and consultancy fees in a bid to sell a share of Manchester United to Sir Jim Ratcliffe - more than they pay club captain Bruno Fernandes. SUNDAY MIRROR Chelsea want to sign a new striker for Mauricio Pochettino in the January transfer window but Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney could now prove to be out of reach. Liverpool are due to pay Benfica an extra £8.5m for Darwin Nunez after he made his 60th appearance for the club in the 1-1 draw at Manchester City. Manchester United's assistant coach Mitchell van der Gaag will fill in for Erik ten Hag at Everton with the Dutchman dealing with a touchline ban. The former agent of Yaya Toure has not been contacted by the independent commission investigating the Premier League's 115 charges against Manchester City. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH England legend Sarah Taylor is set to leave her role as wicketkeeping coach as the exodus from Sussex continues. The Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has branded England's ""Bazball"" approach to cricket a ""load of ****"" as the tensions from this summer's epic Ashes series continued. The irony of Serbia's dominant win over Great Britain on Thursday is that Novak Djokovic, the world's best player, flirted with becoming a British citizen when he was still a teenager. THE ATHLETIC Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti refused to rule out a move to the Brazil national team next summer and suggested his future would be clarified ""soon"". DAILY STAR ON SUNDAY Aaron Ramsdale is top of Wolves' January wishlist as a replacement for Jose Sa, but the cash-strapped side want to wait until the summer to pay for the Arsenal 'keeper. THE SUN ON SUNDAY Jude Bellingham is reportedly set to land a ""a multi-million-pound endorsement deal with Louis Vuitton"" after his incredible start at Real Madrid. Derby are braced for bids to whisk away top talent Cruz Allen, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle on the midfielder's trail. Pep Guardiola plans to sign Boca Juniors left-back Valentin Barco - then loan him out to his old pal Enzo Maresca at Leicester. Eddie Hearn reckons Tyson Fury's best days are behind him after his lacklustre display against Francis Ngannou. DAILY RECORD Philippe Clement says the balance of Rangers' squad isn't right - and he's ready to fix it in January. Dimitri De Conde will not be joining Rangers as director of football after confirming he'll be staying at Genk. Guardian Tomas Soucek steals points for West Ham and sends Burnley to new lows Will Unwin at Turf Moor Tomas Soucek celebrates his stoppage-time winner for West Ham at Turf Moor. Photograph: Matt McNulty/Getty Images When Vincent Kompany and Burnley won the Championship with 101 points and followed it with a summer of spending more than £90m on players, few in Lancashire could have anticipated the club having something in common with the 1970-71 Newport team of the Fourth Division, but after seven straight defeats at Turf Moor they have matched the Welsh club’s record for the worst home start to an English league season. Burnley’s appalling form continued with defeat to West Ham despite leading until the 86th minute, as a Dara O’Shea own goal and Tomas Soucek volley settled the match late on. Jay Rodriguez had scored from the spot to put the hosts ahead after Luca Koleosho was brought down in the box, some would argue for a second time, to give the fans hope of witnessing a first Turf Moor victory of the season. “It’s what makes this game beautiful but what also makes it hard. It is a tough one to take but it is still a universal recipe: you have to get up and keep going,” Kompany said. “I was looking at this game and come minute 86, the game is what it is, and you have to play until the end. At that point what I would have said is how outstanding the performance was on the ball, off the ball, disciplined, mature but as it is football is shaped – fairly – by the result and every minute of the game is as important as the first one.” Unsurprisingly, a match between the bottom club with the worst scoring record in the league and a side missing their top goalscorer, Jarrod Bowen – who has eight Premier League goals to his name – was short of attacking threat. Koleosho, Burnley’s shining light in an otherwise bleak season, made the most notable impact. The winger drove into the box and touched the ball past Vladimir Coufal before gladly accepting the outstretched leg of the full-back to trip over. The referee, Sam Barrott, pointed for a goal-kick and, despite clear contact, VAR did not overturn the decision after a check. Kompany said: “The message to the players is: ‘Nothing is going to be given,’ and if nothing is being given, you have to go grab the bull by the horns and not wait for people to make decisions for you. Margins make a big difference for us.” The teenager got his reward soon after the break when he went on a mazy run against icy defenders, who were unable to move at the same speed as they watched him slip past until he reached the box where Mohammed Kudus caught him on the foot. Even though the contact was far less obvious, the penalty stood and Rodriguez, 15 years Koleosho’s senior, fired it down the middle for his first goal of the season as Burnley collectively reached double figures. It was the third time Burnley had failed to hold a lead at home as their naivety was proven once more. The entire team dropped deeper immediately after the 49th-minute opener but held their own from then on, only to receive the sucker punch with fewer than five minutes on the clock when Kudus burst down the right and fired a cross towards Divin Mubama, but the ball went in via the unfortunate O’Shea. O'Shea (left) turned into his own net after a dangerous cross from Mohammed Kudus Hammers starlet Divin Mubama thought he scored but replays showed a deflection of O'Shea Kudus, the man who gave away the penalty, more than made amends for his earlier indiscretion with a second assist for Soucek as his cross found the midfielder in space at the back post to strike into an empty net for his fourth in four matches for club and country, silencing Turf Moor in the process. Soucek crashed home at the far post to secure a dramatic victory for the away side “The climax was great,” David Moyes said. “It shows a lot of the things we have got about this team: a bit of resilience, we stuck at it, never wilted, had to keep trying to find ways to get a goal and it didn’t look like we were going to. We probably didn’t play our best today, a lot of our players were nowhere near their levels but, ultimately, we got three points in the Premier League.” The good news for Kompany is that Newport won 10 of their final 21 games and were re‑elected to the Football League, although Bobby Ferguson was sacked after the seventh home defeat. The bad news is that Burnley are rock bottom with four points from 13 matches, giving few indications they are going to vacate 20th, and football is a meritocracy. Telegraph Burnley equal an all-time losing record after West Ham snatch victory at the death It was a cruel result for the Clarets who had been the better side for much of the game By Richard Tanner at Turf Moor Burnley gained an unwanted share of an all-time Football League record after West Ham poached two late goals to secure a dramatic and unlikely victory at Turf Moor. The defeat means the Clarets have equalled Newport County’s record of seven successive home losses from the start of a season, set in the old Fourth Division back in 1970-71. Jay Rodriguez’s 47th-minute penalty looked as if it would end the morale-sapping home run and lift them off the bottom of the Premier League. But Vincent Kompany’s team lost their defensive concentration in the final minutes and West Ham, who had been second best for much of the game, made them pay. They equalised when Divin Mubama pressurised Dara O’Shea into turning Mohammed Kudus’ low cross into his own net. Then, in the first minute of added time, Tomas Soucek volleyed home another Kudus cross at the far post to steal the three points – a week after the Czech international had scored a late winner against Nottingham Forest. It was a cruel result for the Clarets who had been the better side for much of the game and were on the brink of what could have been a confidence-boosting result. Kompany tried to remain positive afterwards: “That’s the toughest one to take so far. It’s what makes the game so beautiful but also so cruel. It was tough because it was an outstanding performance on and off the ball for 86 minutes. “But it’s a good template to go forward. We’ve just got to pick ourselves up and go again.” His West Ham counterpart David Moyes admitted his team got lucky: “I certainly didn’t see that coming at half-time. Going in 0-0 was as good as it gets after the way we had played. “But we improved in the second half and the climax to the game underlines a lot of the things we are about – resilience and desire. We didn’t play well but we got the three points and that is so important.” Burnley had dominated the first period. Luca Koleosho had their best chance when his shot was pushed around the post by Alphonse Areola. Zeki Amdouni should have done better with a header that he sent wide. Koloesho had penalty appeals rejected by referee Sam Barrott – backed by Var – when he appeared to be felled by Vladimir Coufal just before the break. But the pacy winger’s frustration was eased two minutes after the break when he was tripped by Kudus and this time Barrott pointed straight to the spot – again backed by Var after a review. Long-serving Rodriguez, who has been recalled following Lyle Foster’s mental health issues, sent his spot-kick straight down the middle, as Areola dived to his left, to notch his first goal. Burnley fought hard to preserve their lead but paid for not adding a second goal and killing the game off. Amdouni went closest when he had a shot pushed away by Areola. West Ham, without the injured Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio, had produced zero attacking threat in the first half but they stepped up the urgency in the second. The Clarets still looked like they would hold out until they switched off in the final moments. A point would have at least given them something, as well as ending the depressing run of home losses, but Soucek – who was also on target in midweek for his country – had other ideas with his sweet finish in added time, his seventh for his club this season. Burnley have now lost 11 of their first 13 games – no team has stayed up after such a bad start – and they simply have to beat fellow strugglers Sheffield United at home next week to have any chance of survival. Sun SAU BOUT THAT Saudi Pro League planning ANOTHER Premier League transfer raid for star West Ham man The player's agent is well-connected to Saudi Arabia's richest clubs By Alan Nixon WEST HAM ace Said Benrahma’s name is coming on to the wanted list of the super-rich Saudi Arabian clubs. The Algerian wideman could be one of the latest Premier League stars to make the move if the right offer comes in. Benrahma’s new agent is well-connected among the leading Saudi outfits and has recently been to London for a face-to-face meeting with Hammers boss David Moyes. If the bid comes in, West Ham may accept as Benrahma, 28, is not guaranteed a place in the team these days and his appearances and game time have been reduced. Moyes will not want to push Benrahma out, especially with Europe still on the fixture list — but the right cash may sway the decision. The winger joined the Irons initially on a loan deal in 2020 from Brentford. However, in the January transfer window the club exercised the right to buy Benrahma for £25million plus £5million in add-ons. Since then, he has played 146 time for the club scoring 24 goals. Meanwhile, the African found himself in hot water on international duty last month. Algeria's coach grabbed Benrahma by the shirt and squared up to him in shocking scenes during a clash with Egypt. Djamel Belmadi substituted the West Ham star off but was clearly unhappy with the forward's attitude. And the gaffer, 47, was not afraid to make his feelings known publicly on the touchline. The 4th Official West Ham United Identify This Roma Midfielder As A Target: Should Moyes Bring Him On Board? West Ham United have identified Roma midfielder Bryan Cristante as a target for the January transfer window. In a recent report, Italian news outlet tvplay.it revealed that West Ham United have identified Roma midfielder Bryan Cristante as a target for the upcoming winter transfer window. It has been claimed that the Hammers will have to rival Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa in the race to land the Italian midfield ace next year. Cristante’s Impressive Form In Italian Football Cristante has been a dominant presence at the heart of Roma’s midfield this season and has done well to put in a few influential performances in Serie A. The 28-year-old has scored two goals and picked three assists in 16 matches for the Italian club during this campaign across multiple competitions. The Italian sensation has been a decent performer in both halves as he is averaging 1.8 tackles, 1.1 interceptions, 1.8 clearances, 1.5 shots, 1.0 key passes and 0.7 dribbles per 90 minutes in Serie A. He has even been accurate when distributing possession from midfield after completing 83.2% of his attempted passes in the Italian top tier (stats via whoscored). Cristante is under contract at the Italian club until the summer of 2027. Thus, it won’t be easy for West Ham to orchestrate a cut-price move for him in the January transfer window. Should West Ham United Boss David Moyes Bring Cristante On Board? Cristante is a solid tackler of the ball and can time his challenges well to make a few timely interceptions for his side at the centre of the park. He doesn’t mind clearing the danger when the opposition are on the offensive and can also create some inviting opportunities for his teammates to score. The Italian talent can shoot the ball purely from long range and is a good dribbler with the ball as well. He is primarily a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back or as a box-to-box midfielder if told to do so. We can expect Cristante to bring more bite and steel to West Ham‘s midfield. He will no doubt increase competition for places within David Moyes’ match-day squad. All in all, the Hammers should focus on going all out to bring the Italian on board this winter or at the end of this season."

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